In May, 135 Orange County businesses were sold, 5.3 percent more than a year earlier. That marks a recovery from a one-month decline in April, reports BizBen.com, a website that specializes in listing small and mid-size California businesses for sale.

The uptick in May sales seems to be tied to the April decline, when some buyers had slight delays in completing their loans, said Peter Siegel, founder and president of BizBen.com.

“Several transactions that originally were expected to close in April were postponed by the midmonth spring break and Easter,” he said.

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